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<BLOCKQUOTE><H2>AUTO-ROTATION EXERCISE</H2>

<P>When landing on roof tops becomes routine, it's time to practice
auto-rotation. This is a specialized type of landing for when you run
out of gas. No pilot can claim to be a true professional without
having auto-rotation down pat.

<P><B>Fly around until you run out of gas.</B>

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/36.GIF" WIDTH=83 HEIGHT=83 X-SAS-UseImageWidth
X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle>Not enough gas for a cross-country
jaunt

<P>When you run out of gas, your copter will begin to fall to the
ground.

<P><B>As you are falling, maneuver your copter as though you were
flying toward the ground.</B>

<P>When you aim your helicopter toward the ground while falling, you
use gravity and air to keep your rotor blades turning. This actually
slows you down.

<P><B>Just before you hit the ground, maneuver your copter as though
you want to fly backwards.</B>

<P>This is called flaring up.

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/37.GIF" WIDTH=303 HEIGHT=257 X-SAS-UseImageWidth
X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle>About to crash, but not so badly

<P>If your timing is correct, you'll hit the ground with less of a
crash than if you just dropped. Bob's Gas Delivery service will make
an appearance, and supply you with enough gas and maintenance to get
you going. It's expensive and tricky, but your copter will live to
fly another day.

<P>In SimCopter, you can only practice this maneuver if you have run
out of gas.

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